Name: Doreen Tho Age: Priceless Hometown: Penang, Malaysia Name of organization: Family Service Describe what the organization does. Founded in 1930 in response to area residents devastated by the Great Depression, Family Service is a community organization with a customized approach to delivering proven, high-quality, professional services to all ages, from children to seniors. Our mission is focused on three service cores: Senior and Caregiver Services,...

The fight was over almost as soon as it started. Doreen leaped at Elena in gym class and punched her above the eye, raising a knot the size of a quarter. Elena was about to slug her back when the gym teacher burst through a ring of onlookers and separated the two. Now the 8th-graders were awaiting their punishments in the gym teacher's office. At their suburban school, fighting meant a two-day suspension. The gym teacher applied a cold compress to Elena's forehead. Doreen saw her...

Dear Abby: My daughter, "Doreen," and daughter-in-law, "Melanie," don't get along. They used to be good friends and went everywhere together. But from the day Doreen learned that her brother was going to marry Melanie, she did a total reversal. My husband and I can't figure out what went wrong. It is very difficult to have a family function now. Doreen comes in and completely ignores both her brother and his wife. I finally confronted Doreen and asked her to explain. She told me...

A lesson with teeth The article about biting Mindy ("Biting: Act of aggression or mark of frustration?," July 20) brought a flashback of my own. Doreen had taken my doll and would not give it back to me with gentle persuasion, nagging or hollering. Before even I knew what I was doing, I grabbed the hand that clung to my doll and bit to make Doreen lose her grip. She yelped, dropping the doll, then screamed, "Sheila bit me!" Soon I was surrounded by girls ganging up on me, hitting me over the head with the...